heads or tails
Example Sentences
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And flipping a coin on heads, or tails, 24 times in a row has odds of one in 16.7 million.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
The iPhone Clean Up tool did OK with the grass, but couldn’t make heads or tails of the tents in the background.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 30, 2025
If you can make heads or tails out what he's trying to say there, good luck to you.
From Salon • Mar. 22, 2023
There are only two choices: heads or tails.
From Washington Times • Feb. 10, 2023
I can read Hitler’s secret orders but can’t make heads or tails of these five words from my mum.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
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